Westport’s attraction for fitness clubs will soon include Koko FitClub, 619 Post Road East in the shopping center anchored by The Fresh Market. According to owner Peter Buckley, a New Canaan resident, the business will open Sept. 5 with a grand opening celebration on Sept.  20. A former banker and physical fitness aficionado, Bulkley describes the fitness clinic, one of 86 franchises in the nation, as “an automated training studio” driven by technology. Its website boasts the facilities feature the “patented Koko Smartraining System—the first ever, fully automated and integrated exercise and nutrition solution.” He said he plans to open eight additional Koko clinics in Fairfield County. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

A new restaurant, Moja, featuring Asian and South American cuisine, is making progress toward its planned opening around mid-October at Westport’s 12 Wilton Road, according to owner Tom Linell (c) of Weston. The restaurant’s general manager, Marc Katzenberg (l) was prior owner of the Katzenberg Kafe, 22 Main St., which he operated for five years until 2007 when he sold it. (it eventually closed around New Year’s Day in 2009.) Moja’s chef, Danbury resident Rick Demers (r), a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., said the restaurant will have a full service bar in addition to indoor seating for 50 with seating for an additional 30 outside. Linell said the 1,200 square feet restaurant will “serve healthy food, it will be fun and uniquely different.”  He said he chose the Westport location because “we want to be part of the development of the west side of the river.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The sports memorabilia shop, Legends of the Game, 1765 Post Road East, has closed. “There is just not enough traffic in that shopping strip for our kind of business,” said owner Michael Riccio. He said that he and his son Michael Jr. have no plans for further ventures in the retail field. “We will continue to focus on operating fundraisers for nonprofit organizations to whom we provide sports memorabilia for silent auctions,” he said. Prior to opening the shop at 1765 Post Road East in May 2011, Legends of the Game operated at 381 Post Road East in the Compo Shopping Center but closed in June 2010. (See WestportNow May 19, 2010.)  For those who want to contact Riccio regarding fundraisers and silent auctions, he can be reached at (203)331-5804. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com